Trump Says He Does Not Know Whether Netanyahu Wants to Run Again, Netanyahu Says He Will

U.S. President Donald Trump was asked in an interview about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political future and wondered, “Will he even want to continue?” Trump’s remarks prompted a response from the prime minister. Daphne Liel, N12 Published: 10.06.26, 07:33 | Updated: 10.06.26, 11:25

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, archive | Photo: AP, AP

Trump raised doubts in an interview with ABC about whether Netanyahu intends to run again and questioned whether he wants to continue leading the country. Netanyahu later responded through a Likud statement and said he would run in the election.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, archive | Photo: Avi Ohayon, GPO

Trump’s full remarks

"It is an open question whether Netanyahu will want to run again," Trump said in the interview. "I don't know, he’s had an amazing career. Does he want to keep going? Because, you know, he’s prime minister during a war."

Trump continued to wonder, "Does he even want to keep going?"

Later in his remarks, Trump also referred to the confrontation with Iran and repeated that Washington is close to a decision. "We will win the war very soon, one way or another," the president said.

Recently, the relationship between Trump and Netanyahu appears to have become tense against the backdrop of the war with Iran. Last night we reported in the "Main Edition" that during the "day of blows" earlier this week with Iran, Trump warned Netanyahu that he could "find himself alone in the fight."

Last week we also revealed the American president’s "shouting call" with the prime minister. Trump was furious at Netanyahu and said that without his efforts, "he would already be in prison." Senior U.S. officials told Channel 12 News that it was "one of the toughest conversations between the two since Trump returned to the White House."

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